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SwissTurkNet(work) is a digital meeting point that brings together the Dynamic and Unified Turkish Community in Switzerland. It brings the community closer with businesses, events, forums, and information sharing areas, strengthening cultural and social solidarity.
In line with the principles of sovereignty, equal citizenship, and modernization granted to the Republic of Turkey by the Treaty of Lausanne; it is to bring together the Turkish community living in Switzerland on the basis of unity, love, and solidarity regardless of religion, origin, or opinion.
As SwissTurkNetwork; we aim to be a contemporary, inclusive, and non-partisan platform that strengthens mutual understanding, social dialogue, and cultural closeness, befitting the 100th anniversary of the Switzerland–Turkey Friendship Treaty (1925–2025), a symbol of the deep historical ties between Switzerland and Turkey.
Inspired by Atatürk's goal of “contemporary civilization”, we support the existence of Turks living in Switzerland as conscious and productive individuals who both preserve their own identity and add value to the society they live in.
To carry the contemporary Turkish identity founded with the Treaty of Lausanne and the ongoing Switzerland–Turkey friendship since 1925 into the future with a community consciousness suitable for the needs of the 21st century.
SwissTurkNetwork aims to be a pioneering diaspora network that brings the Turkish community in Switzerland closer together, assumes a unifying role around common history, culture, art, and values, brings together young people, families, academics, artists, NGOs, entrepreneurs, and professionals on the same platform, and establishes a permanent and respected bridge between the Turkish community and Swiss society.
On the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the Switzerland–Turkey Friendship Treaty in 2026; we aim to contribute to the permanent strengthening of a contemporary, solidarity-based, and confidently forward-looking Turkish community in Switzerland, drawing strength from the past.
This mission and vision have been prepared with the belief in the ideal of strengthening the Turkish community living in Switzerland in unity, modernity, and solidarity.
Ertan Özbatur
Founder of SwissTurkNetwork